So it looks like Tennessee is expected to have a sucky National Signing Day this week. GoVolsXtra.com reports that a lot of dudes Coach Kiffin hoped to snag, and who may have shown some initial interest in the Vols, retreated from the scene. That sucks.
But what totally doesn't suck is this badass armored personnel carrier/tank that my nephew Andrew spotted in Knoxville, the Mecca of Orangeness, last week. Apparently it belongs to a unit known as The Big Orange Army.
"i saw the tank on tuesday but didn't have my camera so i went back on thursday and took several pictures," Andrew said in his e-mail. "i even ran out in the middle of the road in order to take the best pic but do to shutter delay it was just a picture of the f-150 i was almost hit by, but i got a couple good ones."
The BOVB discourages anyone from running into the road to snap pics of OVs, but I must agree with Andrew that he got a couple good ones.
Jeff
Based on the information in Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide, 2nd Edition, C. F. Foss; the below classification applies to this vehicle:
ReplyDeleteAlvis Saladin Armoured Car - Produced for the British Army - 1,177 units produced between 1959 and 1972.
76 mm gun - Armour is steel - Max Speed is 72 km/hr - weight empty is 10,500 kg - Range = 400 km - fuel capacity = 241 L
Production completed - In use by Bahrain, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
and probably a few more third world shit holes that can not afford a real armoured vehicle.